After watching this new Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Yakuza 7 in Japan) gameplay video, we're happy to report that our hype levels have gone through the roof. Not only does the video highlight the game's all-new turn based combat system, it also showcases character classes (!), kart racing (!!), and a ridiculous minigame in which protagonist Ichiban must stay awake in a cinema by warding off men with sheep heads (!!!).

It looks like Yakuza's madness turned up to 11. And yes, as director and Yakuza godfather Toshihiro Nagoshi has said previously, this battle system is completely different from what you'd find in a traditional role-playing title. As you can see from the video, it's fluid and completely crazy, boasting all kinds of dynamic actions.

Robert's been a dedicated PlayStation fan since the days of Tekken 2, and he still loves a good dust up. When he's not practising combos, he's usually getting lost in the latest 100-hour RPG, or, y'know, replaying The Witcher 3.

Wow, I am unbelievably hyped now, this game looks MASSIVE! I’m so glad I was right about the movement during battles opening up area-based special moves such as the cars. It makes the fighting have that extra bit of strategy.

This is looking totally batcrap crazy fun - just what I’d expect from the Yakuza series. As long as the plot is suitably epic it’ll be a winner (Ichiban hasn’t really grabbed me as a protagonist yet though, he seems a bit ‘Kiryu-lite’ rather than a fresh new character - even his outfit is so similar!)

I'm looking forward to this more than Last of Us: Part II, Ghost of Tsushima, and Cyberpunk 2077. I'm greatly looking forward to all four of them, but Yakuza 7 is ticking all my boxes. It looks like a game designed for me.